A retrospective analysis of health systems in Denmark and Kaiser Permanente

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Frølich, Anne ^a   Schiøtz, Michaela L ^b   Strandberg Larsen, Martin ^b   Hsu, John ^c   Krasnik, Allan ^b   Diderichsen, Finn ^b   Bellows, Jim ^d   Søgaard, Jes ^e   White, Karen ^f  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Center for Health Policy Studies   (United States)

^d Care Management Institute   (United States)

^e Dansk Sundhedsinstitut   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENMARK; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849122861     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-252     Document Type: Article

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